Category Archives: LOVE
A FAMILY AGAIN
Little bear, Mama bear, Big bear
Chris came back (early) yesterday morning at about 2AM.. and I couldn’t be happier. Things just aren’t quite right when half of you is missing :( Hunter’s been lovely all week (whew) so at least that’s a relief, but nothing beats having our little family all together again.
Hunter’s gurgles of delight and expressive face when he saw Chris in the morning when he woke up was priceless. He really did miss his Daddy!
I reckon the Sophie The Giraffe company ought to use Hunter
as their model in TV ads, since he loves it so much. Heh!!
OUR LAST NIGHT IN SHANGHAI
Shook!
23 Nanjing East Road
Shanghai, China
PRICE: 元元元元元
RATING: 
So as I was saying… I liked Shook! so much I decided to go back that same day for dinner – this time on a quiet dinner date with Chris. Co-incidentally, it was also our last night in Shanghai, so we wanted something memorable… hence the location at The Bund.
This time, Shook! was transformed into night time dining.. with mood lighting, much quieter ambience, and a different menu offering their full range of a la carte dishes. The menu is pretty exhaustive, and so tantalising that we had trouble figuring out what to order ;) It took a bit of back-and-forth and listening to the waiter’s recommendations before we finally decided on our choices. We were very fortunate to be allocated the best table there – a corner table right by the glass windows overlooking The Bund area. Gorgeous!
We were treated to a complimentary champagne with bubbling pearls. OK I think it had a much more eloquent name than this, but I forgot ;) It was fascinating to look at – the pearls going up and down the bubbling champagne, and they burst as we drank. Novelty!
We thoroughly enjoyed the dishes, which were all brought out beautifully presented. The portions are not large (considering the price), but enough so that we were full at the end of the meal. Fine food, lovely ambience, and good service – a nice way to remember our last night in Shanghai :)
Our table view at Shook!
Champagne with bubbling pearls
Our last night in Shanghai :)
Amuse bouche
Trio of crab
Lightly dusted cajun spiced seabass with pimento mayo, avocado, cucumber salad and a twist of chilli
Slow braised grain fed beef cheek with a humble mash, crisply cooked bacon, and caramelized grenadine onion
Sides of fries and mushrooms
Tiramisu with creamy white chocolate, marsala panacotta, and espresso
Lemon tart with mint sauce
Mint cocktail
Upstairs balcony area for drinks
JAEGER LECOULTRE MASTER MEMOVOX INTERNATIONAL WATCH
Chris’ 30th birthday present was actually three-fold:
1) Hunter – he wanted a baby by 30. He got one :P
2) Family keychain – a little memento of the 3 of us for him to carry around in his pocket
3) Watch
The 3rd present (watch) was almost as painful as the 1st one ;) I could’ve spent the same money on a car, or on 2 (!) Hermes birkin bags, but nooooo… got a watch instead! LOL. After much deliberation and shopping around together many months ago when I was still pregnant, we decided on the limited edition Jaeger LeCoultre Master Memovox International.
750 were made and his is number #24. We particularly liked it because of the sleek black alligator leather band and shiny watch face. The central disc has names and timezones of 24 cities, which we thought is a nice touch because he’ll always know what time it is for Hunter and myself when he’s travelling on business. And frankly, it was the only watch that I thought was drop-dead SEXY.
It was THE most expensive thing I have ever purchased in my life. To be honest, I never knew how $$ watches could be?! Even if I combined ALL my bags and shoes, it doesn’t even make up the value of the watch.. cripes. But I justified it because Chris never buys anything from himself, yet always encourages me to spend money on myself every time I want something. I reckon he fully deserves it and it was well worth it, Plus, a watch can last a lifetime.
What makes this particularly special for us is that we’re going to engrave it with “BURGESS, 2011″… because 2011 is the year Chris turned 30, AND the same year Hunter was born. So the watch will be passed down to Hunter when he’s older. I think it’s a nice touch and makes the gift even more meaningful :)
Inside the watch boutique
A pregnant me, about to bite the bullet and buy the watch!
Jaeger LeCoultre Master Memovox International
